Risk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Risk Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Risk Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
28 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Risk Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £400 - £268

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 735 581 796
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.35% 92.08% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 393 305 436
10th Percentile £342 £228 £178
25th Percentile £406 £400 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £468 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% +3.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £531 £538
90th Percentile £623 £598 £638
Scotland median daily rate £463 £460 £450
% change year-on-year +0.54% +2.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 14 40
10th Percentile £15.81 - £13.48
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £23.36 £18.07
Median % change year-on-year +161.16% +29.30% +1.95%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.75 £21.74
90th Percentile £76.87 £74.25 £55.25
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
% change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%

Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Risk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Risk Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Risk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Risk Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 28 July 2026, Risk Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment

Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
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